New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-13
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Major James A. DennisOn drawing on Il pair
of new Kid gloves day or two before election, when
he was told that they looked "qute English, you
know" IL was further ntmatcd that English style
was hardly the proper thing for 9 Republican candl-
uate for Attorney General. The Majors laughing
response was well, as long as the gloves are
1hcm even II they do look like English Manufacture
ihcy make these gloves up near Johnstown, my
nome There are number OF my clients engaged
IN making kid gloves, and it comes quite natural that
,hey should Keep me well eoved rho gloves made
In this country are mostly kid. We haven't got in
inc way of making the best dogskin gloves yo;."
Stories about the lato General John A. Logan arc
still floating around the lips OF his old friends
OF them relates both to his vigorous campaign oratory
and to his personal appearance. His swarhy COM
plexon and straight hair made him look partly
like an Indian. He making a speech at Bloom
ingt0n, ILL.,, wherein no excOrIated the Demo- rats
nnlil ono od Bourbon in tho audience became fairly
frothy with anger Finally no could stand IL no
keeps ON ike this I'm o hanged y Gnn pa%% isn
ar Washington to have him sent back 10 his rcscrya-
',"' ncnerai Logan used to say that this was ono
Democrat
Ono Of tho men who made money out Of olcomar-
gainc up to the passage Of the bill by Congress reg
uia'ing It's sale was James Wilson. He lives IN New
YORK, and has an office I'm Beaverst. 1t was said
mat he cleared over million dollars by the spurious
butter product, and then sold his interest to Philip
Armour, of Chicago He is a blustery looking man
OF perhaps forty-fvc, with trp-hammer methods and
energy lie may be often Seen in uptown hotel cor
rldorS, wherc he goes To meet capitalists, with whom
ne IS eneaS In SIN other projects for the accumua-
'on on wealth. His name has been heard frequently
OF late in connection with inpor ant tin mining de-
of syndicate that has discovered bodies Of Tin orc
which will eclipse the famous Cornwall mines.
The ravages of time, the elements and tcrodo worm
mako havoc with NcwYorl decks, and require con-
S'aht vigilance from the Dock Commissioners. Tho
cr'do Is all especially destructive pest ard honey
COMBS ordinary pil:ng I'm a short time It's opera
tioS arc curious. sometimes wharf will be de-
stroyed while another one not hundred feet away
VIII be untouched. 1t has been the role of the Dock
department to Use only the best timber In docks
Ordinary merchanablc lumber which sells at 80 10
~ per thousand has not been considered GOOD
enough, but the extra select timber which sells at
10 mas been u'cd. Commissioner Stark was talhng
The other day about the constant rebuilding of do rs
ana remarked that he thought It had been demonstrate
ed ina poorer quality OF pine filled with crcosote
OF ny nt dern processes. would give better results
nr ocre'io j. sai to a. Oil crcOsote png. and such
way me yellow pine of the Carolinas. which is now
t,A'@nNNry cir0so'ci for sucn purposes. i, sent
10 foreign countries for the construction of dock. It
l. uSeu III france, Canada, Cuba and Brazil.
One man more or less In New.Yo,I, counts for 81
niue mat Dick Newman will scarcely BE- mi,scr
Iltte circle Of relatives and frcnIs Will remember
MN ny hahc' but 10 the great army OF people to whom
he I'D pa crs for twenty years he will only be recalled
as inc ldSsel, rcd-iaccd 0nelcggcl newsman who
thrust the morning papers unlcr their at tho
ioot OF the ecvatcI station Sixth ave and Twenty.
thlrd--t, ana Piled them TO buy evening papers in
mont OF the Firth Avenue Hotel. Morning or evening,
ram or shine, for twenty years he stood on his one c,
ana ciutch at these two stands. boy, his SON has
grown up TO manhood In that period, selling papers
under his father, who kept other nnwsboys away from
their chosen grounl by vigorous use OF hi. crilicl,
anu prOSe ordinations In language quite fit for
church associations FOR or three days the news
boys have had II all their own way about DICKS,
Old stands. Yesterday 1t became known that he wa,
dcdi-diel on thursday How one could tell
Where he had lived no one knew. His house was
near the river at Tweny--Xih s.. said one bur Of
a the thousands who hal bought h. papers or rho
hundreds who were elbow TO elbow with him DAY after
day for twenty years not could give any closer
nfoImation This IS wat 10 Il to live in great city.
General Q. T. Nal EN-, of Boston, who was assistant
general manager for long time of the American
Bell Telephone Company Is now engaged in various
electrical enterprises, and also In puUlotGg a hot
vaer heating company at the Hub he r. frequently
IN NewlOlk AMI in a chat yesterday he said that the
hot water system promises great success. The water
Is heated To n high degoe AMI then driven great
velocity through distributing pipes the city. 10
Is utilized by means Of cOnyerters lOcaed on tho
premises where IL may be desire either a. heat or
steam The water waste j. returned by separate PHI
10 large vat from which II taken back the boilers,
am again sent ON IT. mission over the cry. The
water when returned retains heat only one 10 five peg
cent dlminishcI. The - stem has been imler'cctly
applied I'm Wahing on. but las the vantage in Boston
OF scientific construction. with every perfection OF
detail that large capital can command